Mount Cirrus | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,808 ft (3,904 m)[1] |
Prominence | 400 ft (122 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Howard Mountain (12,826 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 0.56 mi (0.90 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 40°26′05″N 105°54′07″W / 40.4346827°N 105.9019049°W[2] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Cirrus cloud |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Grand County / Jackson County |
Protected area | Rocky Mountain National Park Never Summer Wilderness |
Parent range | Rocky Mountains Never Summer Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Mount Richthofen |
Geology | |
Rock type | shale and granodiorite[3] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Southwest Ridge class 2[4] |
Mount Cirrus is a 12,808-foot-elevation (3,904-meter) mountain summit in Colorado, United States.